As an Aurifil Artisan, we’re encouraged to participate in different monthly challenges. In August, it’s all about embroidery. How appropriate! I’ve been wanting to design a floral wreath for ages and this challenge seemed like the perfect opportunity to create something pretty and share it with everyone who loves embroidery, or would like to learn! Aurifil sent me some gorgeous…
Welcome to part three of my Beginner’s Tutorials for Embroidery. In the last posts we looked at all the supplies you will need to get stitching and how to transfer your design to fabric. But how do you actually start stitching? Let’s go through the basics, step by step. If you’re looking for a beginner friendly project to stitch, sign…
Welcome to part two of my Beginner’s Tutorials for Embroidery. In the last post we looked at all the supplies you will need to get stitching. Now we’re looking at ways to transfer your embroidery design to fabric. First you’ll need to decide on a design to stitch. This free design below has been used to illustrate the embroidery process…
Have you always wanted to try embroidery, but you weren’t sure where to start? Welcome to the first of five posts in my Embroidery for Beginners series. I’m here to share all of the basics with you, so you know what resources you need and then how to get started. We’ll then look at How to Transfer an Embroidery Design…
Welcome to the wonderful world of hand embroidery! This is post four in my series about Embroidery for Beginners. First we looked at all the supplies you will need, then we talked about how to transfer your design to fabric. The third instalment explores how to actually get started with tips for the basics, like placing your fabric in an…
Welcome to the fifth and final post in my Embroidery For Beginners series that outlines the Supplies You Will Need, How to Transfer an Embroidery Design to Fabric, How to Get Started on an Embroidery Project, and the Basic Embroidery Stitches you will need to know. So you’ve embroidered a beautiful design and you’re so thrilled with it, you can’t…